Astronomy Vocab Flashcard

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A small, solid, rocky body orbiting the Sun, mainly found between Mars and Jupiter.

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asteroid

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A brief streak of light from a small particle entering Earth's atmosphere at high speed.

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meteor

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A time of year when daylight and darkness are nearly equal for most of Earth.

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equinox

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An imaginary line about which a body, like Earth, rotates.

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Axis of Rotation/Tilted Axis

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A body producing a coma of gas and dust; a small, icy body orbiting the sun.

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comet

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Event where the moon blocks the sun from Earth.

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solar eclipse

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The Sun and its orbiting planets, moons, and objects.

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solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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In an orbit, a time when one hemisphere has maximum sunlight and the other minimum; when days are longest or shortest.

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solstice

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Earth's average distance from the Sun is about 93 million miles.

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astronomical unit AU

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Lunar cycle duration?

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28 days

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